This paper aims to study the relationship between local and foreign macroeconomic variables and Malaysia available Shariah Indices. In our study, we used the Vector Error Correction (VEC) framework by initially looking at the long run and short run relationship between Malaysia available Shariah indices (i.e. KLSI, FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index and FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index) and the macroeconomic variables via the Johansen cointegration technique. Monthly data during the twenty two-year period (from January 1990 to December 2011) has been collected from DataStream and tested. The findings show positive relationship between the variables from 1990 to 2006. However, mix results were found after the period till 2011. This study then conclude that the standardized set of macroeconomic variables that specified by earlier researchers still can be relied but in careful policy formulation.
{"title":"Relationship between macroeconomic variables and Malaysia available Shariah Indices","authors":"Norshamshina Mat Isa, Zunairah Hasan, A. Abdullah","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2661279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2661279","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to study the relationship between local and foreign macroeconomic variables and Malaysia available Shariah Indices. In our study, we used the Vector Error Correction (VEC) framework by initially looking at the long run and short run relationship between Malaysia available Shariah indices (i.e. KLSI, FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index and FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index) and the macroeconomic variables via the Johansen cointegration technique. Monthly data during the twenty two-year period (from January 1990 to December 2011) has been collected from DataStream and tested. The findings show positive relationship between the variables from 1990 to 2006. However, mix results were found after the period till 2011. This study then conclude that the standardized set of macroeconomic variables that specified by earlier researchers still can be relied but in careful policy formulation.","PeriodicalId":444674,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124549344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-12-01DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504405
M. Taib, M. K. Yaakob, M. Rasiman, F. W. Badrudin, O. H. Hassan, M. Yahya
The properties of perovskite SnZrO3 (SZ) in cubic (Pm3m space group) was investigated via first principles calculation using the density functional theory (DFT) as implemented in CASTEP computer code. The lattice parameter of PbZrO3 (PZ) was calculated as a reference compound and the results show an accuracy values relative to the experimental values. In this first-principle calculations, the exchange-correlation functional is based on LDA-CAPZ which give underestimate in structural lattice parameters with typical errors of 2%. The elastic constants and their pressure dependence were calculated up to 30 GPa, and independent elastic constants (C11, C12, and C44), bulk modules, B are obtained and analyzed. Density of state (DOS) studies reveal that the anion O 2p, cation Sn 5p/Pb 5p and Zr 4d states of SZ and PZ play an important role which correspond to the top of valence states and bottom of conduction band. Meanwhile, direct band gap at X-X point is respectively obtained for both SZ and PZ along the higher symmetry direction in the Brillouin zone. The born effective charges (BEC) values of Sn and Zr (in SZ) have respectively been found to be +4.26 and +7.53. This is attributed to the bond charge response to the displacement caused by the strong covalency between cation orbital and O 2p. Results reveal anion O 2p, cation Sn 5p and Zr 4d states have also played an important role in optical transition in which they respectively correspond to the top of valence states and bottom of conduction band. The results of prototype SZ were compared and showed in good agreement with the calculated results of PZ.
{"title":"Comparative study of cubic Pm3m between SnZrO3 and PbZrO3 by first principles calculation","authors":"M. Taib, M. K. Yaakob, M. Rasiman, F. W. Badrudin, O. H. Hassan, M. Yahya","doi":"10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504405","url":null,"abstract":"The properties of perovskite SnZrO3 (SZ) in cubic (Pm3m space group) was investigated via first principles calculation using the density functional theory (DFT) as implemented in CASTEP computer code. The lattice parameter of PbZrO3 (PZ) was calculated as a reference compound and the results show an accuracy values relative to the experimental values. In this first-principle calculations, the exchange-correlation functional is based on LDA-CAPZ which give underestimate in structural lattice parameters with typical errors of 2%. The elastic constants and their pressure dependence were calculated up to 30 GPa, and independent elastic constants (C11, C12, and C44), bulk modules, B are obtained and analyzed. Density of state (DOS) studies reveal that the anion O 2p, cation Sn 5p/Pb 5p and Zr 4d states of SZ and PZ play an important role which correspond to the top of valence states and bottom of conduction band. Meanwhile, direct band gap at X-X point is respectively obtained for both SZ and PZ along the higher symmetry direction in the Brillouin zone. The born effective charges (BEC) values of Sn and Zr (in SZ) have respectively been found to be +4.26 and +7.53. This is attributed to the bond charge response to the displacement caused by the strong covalency between cation orbital and O 2p. Results reveal anion O 2p, cation Sn 5p and Zr 4d states have also played an important role in optical transition in which they respectively correspond to the top of valence states and bottom of conduction band. The results of prototype SZ were compared and showed in good agreement with the calculated results of PZ.","PeriodicalId":444674,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER)","volume":"24 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116639283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-12-01DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504422
W. Wong, W. R. Daud, A. Mohamad, A. Kadhum, K. Loh, E. Majlan
Electrode fabricated by N-doped carbon nanotubes has been identified as a potential catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) application. N-doped carbon nanotubes have shown their ability in electro-reduction of oxygen at the fuel cell cathode. This paper presents a study on the effect of nitrogen-doping level in carbon nanotubes towards the reduction of oxygen. The half cell test studied using cyclic voltammetry analysis has shown a linear relationship between the nitrogen-doping degree in CNT and the cathodic activity. The sample which exhibited the highest cathodic activity was character by its higher structural defects on the surface that is responsible to serve as the active sites for cathodic oxygen reduction reaction.
{"title":"Effect of nitrogen-doping concentration in carbon nanotubes on cathodic performance for proton exchange membrane fuel cell","authors":"W. Wong, W. R. Daud, A. Mohamad, A. Kadhum, K. Loh, E. Majlan","doi":"10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504422","url":null,"abstract":"Electrode fabricated by N-doped carbon nanotubes has been identified as a potential catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) application. N-doped carbon nanotubes have shown their ability in electro-reduction of oxygen at the fuel cell cathode. This paper presents a study on the effect of nitrogen-doping level in carbon nanotubes towards the reduction of oxygen. The half cell test studied using cyclic voltammetry analysis has shown a linear relationship between the nitrogen-doping degree in CNT and the cathodic activity. The sample which exhibited the highest cathodic activity was character by its higher structural defects on the surface that is responsible to serve as the active sites for cathodic oxygen reduction reaction.","PeriodicalId":444674,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117235786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-12-01DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504439
A. Kartina, M. Suhaila
Kapok fiber (Ceiba Pentandra) is a natural plant fiber that poses excellent hydrophobic-oleophilic characteristics, due to the presence penetrable hollow lumen structure and waxy material on its surface. Different types of oil of different viscosity are employed to test the selectivity nature and the sorption capacity of 1 g fiber. The types of oil used are diesel (low viscosity), palm oil based cooking oil (medium viscosity) and lubricating oil (high viscosity). Kapok fiber managed to absorb all the oil with the lubricating oil is the highest amount absorbed. Following the selectivity test, the morphology of raw kapok fiber and the oil absorbed kapok fibers is analysed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The fiber that absorbed different types of oils is relatively quite stable as they show little change in morphology compared to the raw kapok. Kapok fiber shows great potential as oil sorbent on any type of oil owing to its excellent hydrophobicity-oleophilicity characteristic.
{"title":"Oil sorption capacity of kapok fiber","authors":"A. Kartina, M. Suhaila","doi":"10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504439","url":null,"abstract":"Kapok fiber (Ceiba Pentandra) is a natural plant fiber that poses excellent hydrophobic-oleophilic characteristics, due to the presence penetrable hollow lumen structure and waxy material on its surface. Different types of oil of different viscosity are employed to test the selectivity nature and the sorption capacity of 1 g fiber. The types of oil used are diesel (low viscosity), palm oil based cooking oil (medium viscosity) and lubricating oil (high viscosity). Kapok fiber managed to absorb all the oil with the lubricating oil is the highest amount absorbed. Following the selectivity test, the morphology of raw kapok fiber and the oil absorbed kapok fibers is analysed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The fiber that absorbed different types of oils is relatively quite stable as they show little change in morphology compared to the raw kapok. Kapok fiber shows great potential as oil sorbent on any type of oil owing to its excellent hydrophobicity-oleophilicity characteristic.","PeriodicalId":444674,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127518150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-12-01DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504385
Hazlini Mohmad Ameran, R. Ali, W. A. Bakar
The aim of the present study is to investigate the catalytic activity of semiconductor materials on the degradation of Benzene-Toluene-Xylene (BTX) in aqueous system under UV light (6 W, λ = 354 nm). Two types of photocatalysts were prepared namely Zn/ZnO and Zn/ZnO/TiO2. Zn/ZnO film was prepared by anodic oxidation of zinc in NaOH with various concentrations. Zn/ZnO deposited with TiO2 photocatalyst was prepared by electrodeposition method. It was found that the optimum concentration for the electrolyte solution (NaOH) was 0.8 M. The pH value of the sample solution had influenced the photocatalytic activity of Zn/ZnO/TiO2 plate in degrading BTX solution. The most suitable pH for the degradation of BTX was pH 6. The most effective degradation of BTX solution using Zn/ZnO/TiO2 plate is 91.54% degradation under four hours of UV irradiation time. The Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) were applied to study the surface morphology of the Zn/ZnO plate and Zn/ZnO/TiO2 photocatalysts. The large porous surface of Zn/ZnO plate prepared by using 0.8 M NaOH contributed to large amount of TiO2 deposited onto the surface of the photocatalyst and excellent performance of Zn/ZnO/TiO2 on UV-Induced degradation of BTX solution.
本研究的目的是研究半导体材料在紫外光(6 W， λ = 354nm)下对水中苯-甲苯-二甲苯(BTX)的降解活性。制备了Zn/ZnO和Zn/ZnO/TiO2两种光催化剂。采用不同浓度的氢氧化钠对锌进行阳极氧化，制备了锌/ZnO薄膜。采用电沉积法在TiO2光催化剂上制备了Zn/ZnO薄膜。发现电解液(NaOH)的最佳浓度为0.8 m，样品溶液的pH值影响Zn/ZnO/TiO2板在降解BTX溶液中的光催化活性。降解BTX最适宜的pH为pH 6。在4小时的紫外照射下，Zn/ZnO/TiO2板对BTX溶液的最有效降解率为91.54%。采用场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)和能量色散x射线能谱仪(EDX)研究了Zn/ZnO板和Zn/ZnO/TiO2光催化剂的表面形貌。使用0.8 M NaOH制备的Zn/ZnO板的大孔表面使得大量TiO2沉积在光催化剂表面，并且Zn/ZnO/TiO2在紫外诱导降解BTX溶液中表现优异。
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Pub Date : 2012-12-01DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504390
Nordiana Nabilla Ramly, A. Ali
A new series of cross linked proton conducting membranes consists of sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and Cellulose Acetate (CA) has been developed over a wide range of compositions; SPEEK1−xCAx where x= 0.002,0.004, 0.006, 0.008, 0.01. The polymer electrolyte membrane is prepared by solution cast technique. The results indicate that the proton conductivity of the membranes increase with increasing solid proton conducting material. FTIR analysis shows that the cross linking reaction is performed successfully. All the results indicate that these cross-linked membranes based on SPEEK/CA show good prospect for the use as proton exchange membrane.
{"title":"The preparation and characterization of sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) and Cellulose Acetate (SPEEK-CA) membrane in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) by UV-crosslink technique","authors":"Nordiana Nabilla Ramly, A. Ali","doi":"10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504390","url":null,"abstract":"A new series of cross linked proton conducting membranes consists of sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and Cellulose Acetate (CA) has been developed over a wide range of compositions; SPEEK1−xCAx where x= 0.002,0.004, 0.006, 0.008, 0.01. The polymer electrolyte membrane is prepared by solution cast technique. The results indicate that the proton conductivity of the membranes increase with increasing solid proton conducting material. FTIR analysis shows that the cross linking reaction is performed successfully. All the results indicate that these cross-linked membranes based on SPEEK/CA show good prospect for the use as proton exchange membrane.","PeriodicalId":444674,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER)","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126009885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-12-01DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504432
Arbanah Muhammad, Miradatul Najwa Muhd Rodhi, K. Hamid
The presence of heavy metals in the wastewater become a concern due to their toxicity effect to human health and environmental hazards. Conventional physical and chemical treatments are restricted because of their technical and economical constraints. One of the possible solutions is introducing biosorption method in heavy metals removal. The present study aim to evaluate the potential of Pleurotus ostreatus (P.ostreatus) fungus in the removal of Fe(II), Pb(II), Zn(II) and Cu(II) ions from single and multi metal synthetic solution. Throughout the study, the best operating treatment process were found when the pH of the solution was above 4 with 80.52, 45.20, 12.47 and 2.88% removal for Fe(II), Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II); agitation speed of 150 rpm and temperature of 25°C. It was found that the removal of heavy metals is lower from single than multi metal solution. The biosorption preference order of P.ostreatus is Fe(II) > Cu(II) > Pb(II) > Zn(II). The results obtained validate that biosorption by P.ostreatus is a potential method in replacing conventional heavy metal removal and in the wastewater treatment.
{"title":"Comparison biosorption of heavy metal ions from single and multi metal synthetic solution by living Pleurotus ostreatus","authors":"Arbanah Muhammad, Miradatul Najwa Muhd Rodhi, K. Hamid","doi":"10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504432","url":null,"abstract":"The presence of heavy metals in the wastewater become a concern due to their toxicity effect to human health and environmental hazards. Conventional physical and chemical treatments are restricted because of their technical and economical constraints. One of the possible solutions is introducing biosorption method in heavy metals removal. The present study aim to evaluate the potential of Pleurotus ostreatus (P.ostreatus) fungus in the removal of Fe(II), Pb(II), Zn(II) and Cu(II) ions from single and multi metal synthetic solution. Throughout the study, the best operating treatment process were found when the pH of the solution was above 4 with 80.52, 45.20, 12.47 and 2.88% removal for Fe(II), Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II); agitation speed of 150 rpm and temperature of 25°C. It was found that the removal of heavy metals is lower from single than multi metal solution. The biosorption preference order of P.ostreatus is Fe(II) > Cu(II) > Pb(II) > Zn(II). The results obtained validate that biosorption by P.ostreatus is a potential method in replacing conventional heavy metal removal and in the wastewater treatment.","PeriodicalId":444674,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123273992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-12-01DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504318
N. Omar, A. Yaacob, S. H. Ismail, M. S. Salim
Biomechanical model of the human body can be used as an important tool in understanding the functional principles of human movement and joint coordination. Therefore, this paper presents the development of a two-dimensional angle driven simulation model of throwing activity using the inverse dynamics modeling system, where the motion, gravitational and external forces are used as input to allow computation of muscle forces and joint reactions. This paper considers the throwing activity of the dominant arm. Kane's method has been used to formulate the equations of motion which describes the upper limbs kinematics. There are three intersegment link involved that consists of scapula, lateral arm and forearm. Forearm and hand have been modeled as one rigid segment since wrist flexion was not a main contributor to the ball velocity at release during overarm throwing. By considering all the kinetics involved during throwing activity, this model able to calculate the value of torque at shoulder joint.
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Pub Date : 2012-12-01DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504375
Siti Zulaiha Ahmad, Nik Noor Amalina Amirah Nik Ludin, H. M. Ekhsan, A. F. Rosmani, M. Ismail
Reading difficulty is one of the major problems faced by dyslexic children. Reading skill is the most crucial ability as it is required in the upper level of discovery of knowledge. In this research, Phonic Reading Technique and Multisensory Approach are blended with interactive multimedia, which incorporates multimedia elements such as text, graphics, video, and animation. The manner of applying those techniques in “Bijak Membaca” is discussed. The contents of this application are specifically designed to visualize letters, words, sentences, and pronunciations in the Malay language for dyslexics, aged 7–8 years, with awareness of their characteristics. In order to evaluate the design of its content, heuristic testing is conducted among multimedia lecturers and IT undergraduates. The result reveals that the contents are well designed with the inclusion of Phonic Reading Technique, Multisensory Approach, and suitable multimedia elements. It is also concluded as interesting, user-friendly, attractive, valuable, and supportive.
{"title":"Bijak Membaca — Applying Phonic Reading Technique and Multisensory Approach with interactive multimedia for dyslexia children","authors":"Siti Zulaiha Ahmad, Nik Noor Amalina Amirah Nik Ludin, H. M. Ekhsan, A. F. Rosmani, M. Ismail","doi":"10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504375","url":null,"abstract":"Reading difficulty is one of the major problems faced by dyslexic children. Reading skill is the most crucial ability as it is required in the upper level of discovery of knowledge. In this research, Phonic Reading Technique and Multisensory Approach are blended with interactive multimedia, which incorporates multimedia elements such as text, graphics, video, and animation. The manner of applying those techniques in “Bijak Membaca” is discussed. The contents of this application are specifically designed to visualize letters, words, sentences, and pronunciations in the Malay language for dyslexics, aged 7–8 years, with awareness of their characteristics. In order to evaluate the design of its content, heuristic testing is conducted among multimedia lecturers and IT undergraduates. The result reveals that the contents are well designed with the inclusion of Phonic Reading Technique, Multisensory Approach, and suitable multimedia elements. It is also concluded as interesting, user-friendly, attractive, valuable, and supportive.","PeriodicalId":444674,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115548482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-12-01DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504306
M. Moradi, K. Kabiri
During the last few years, many coastal and offshore infrastructures are being constructed or planned for oil and other marine industries in the Persian Gulf area. Long term wave data is important for the design of coastal structures and for the calculation of sediment transport rates. In this study a third-generation wave model has been used to generate 10 years (1992–2001) of wave climate atlas for the Persian Gulf. The European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) wind field data after some modifications, and compiled bathymetry data from few sources, were employed as the input data of the model. In situ and satellite wave datasets were used to calibrate the model, and the validation of the results. The results show that the higher waves have a better accuracy over the whole Persian Gulf, and the overall accuracy is more than 80% for all simulated data. All the datasets (input and output data) were stored in a GIS-based software that was developed to provide a user friendly environment for data visualization and extraction. A multidimensional data model was developed for data management and visualization of numerical model results in the GIS environment. The integration of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), and commercial GIS components used for data management and software development.
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